Collège la Cerisaie Charenton-le-Pont - France Presentation Valencia, TILA, January 2013

Collège la Cerisaie

Charenton-le-Pont - France

PresentationValencia, TILA, January 2013

Location

Paris

Charenton-le-Pont

Charenton is located at the confluence of the Seine and the Marne. It’s close to Paris and the Bois de Vincennes…

Le Collège La Cerisaie

A town full of history….

… yet modern and dynamic

School system in France

Ecole maternelle : nursery school ………….. Pupils aged 2 ½ to 6

Ecole primaire : primary school ……………. Pupils aged 6 to 11

Collège : secondary school ……………………. Pupils aged 11 to 15

Lycée : secondary school ……………………….. Students aged 15 to 18

University

Headmaster : Mr FroidefondDeputy head mistress : Mrs Thésée

• 52 Teachers• 697 pupils

• 334 girls – 363 boys

• 6ème (aged 11to 12) 7 forms • 5ème (aged 12 to 13) 7 forms• 4ème (aged 13 to 14) 6 forms• 3ème (aged 14 to 15) 7 forms

• Group class : from 23 to 30 pupils per class

In 6ème : pupils start learning one foreign language usually English (4 hours per week)

• At La Cerisaie 6 forms learn English

• Since 2008 : one bilingual section pupils start learning 2 foreign languages German/English (3 hours per week for each language)

In 5ème : pupils can choose to learn Latin, too

In 4ème : Those who started English in 6ème must choose a second foreign language (3 hours a week) At La Cerisaie, it’s either German, Spanish or Italian

in 4ème and 3ème « European » section in English, German & Italian (2 hours a week)

2 Partnerschools in Europe with regular exchanges: in Germany (Gustav Heinemann Schule-Berlin/Templehof)

in Italy (Borgo Val di Taro)

TILA

German teacher : Ms Catherine FelceEnglish teacher : Ms Brigitte PitteloudSpanish teacher : Ms Ana CarvalhoMaths teacher : Mr Stephane HerreroTechnology teacher : Mr Louis WeissPhysics teacher : Mr Christophe MussetHistory – Geography : Ms Catherine Darley and Nathalie BaronPhysical education : Mr Sylvain Perrier

Teachers involved in the project :

TILA some thoughts for collaborative projects

Create a European city- Opportunity to share cultural contents (specific

buildings, institutions, means of transportation, ...)- Discussions / debates about the organisation of the city

(a main street, different quarters, open spaces, important/essential equipments …)

- Bring the learners to think about the life of the citizens in a city

• A survey (on the characteristics of a country, for example) is written by one school et sent to the pupils/students of a partner school. The answers are filmed and sent back with their translation and/or subtitles.

Create a video

School A

School B

School C

School D

Questions

Answers

Build a complex object together